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Heptagon to Ship 100 Millionth CMOS Imaging Wafer-Scale Lens

Heptagon, the pioneer and world-leader in wafer-scale micro-optics, is announcing today that it will ship its 100 millionth wafer-scale, reflowable lens for CMOS Imaging applications within the current month. Almost all of these lenses have been shipped for use in mobile handset cameras, where the size and SMT compatibility of the lenses provide a tremendous advantage for handset manufacturers.

11 Feb 2010

New Technology from Trina Solar to Increase Solar Cell Conversion Efficiency

Trina Solar Limited (TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced it achieved a breakthrough in its development of monocrystalline cell technology.

11 Feb 2010

LDK Solar Joins Belgium Organization That Promotes PV Modules Recycling

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced today that it has become a member of PV CYCLE, an organization based in Brussels, Belgium that promotes the take-back and recycling of end-of-life PV modules.

11 Feb 2010

Philips Lumileds Obtains ISO/TS16949 Certification for its Manufacturing Facilities

Automotive Industry Quality Specification Benefits All Lighting Markets

11 Feb 2010

Fujitsu Unveils New Portable ScanSnap Multi-Page Scanner

The Mobile Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 Provides Consumers and Business Professionals New Productivity Features and Increased Versatility for PC and Mac

11 Feb 2010

Linde Reports 6GWp of Production Capacity Across its PV Customer Base in 2009

Defying the impact of a depressed economy on market movements, the Linde Gases Division of The Linde Group closed 2009 with more than 6GWp (Gigawatt peak) of production capacity across its global photovoltaic (PV) customer base. Linde demonstrated increased market traction securing multiple new contract wins and renewals with leading thin-film and crystalline manufacturers worldwide including GS Solar and Suntech in China, Euro Multivision, Indo Solar and Solar Semiconductor in India, and Bosch, Malibu and Masdar in Germany.

11 Feb 2010

PureSpectrum Announces Marketing Campaign for its Dimmable CFL Products

PureSpectrum (OTCBB: PSRU) launched a marketing campaign earlier this week in south and central Georgia featuring television advertising and direct product delivery to stimulate sales and introduce its dimmable Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) products to retail outlets and rural utilities.

11 Feb 2010

New Image from ESO VISTA Survey Telescope Reveals Secrets of Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula reveals many of its hidden secrets in a dramatic image taken by ESO’s new VISTA survey telescope

11 Feb 2010

Researchers Develop High-Performance Microring Resonator for Ultra-Fast Optical Communications

A new, more efficient low-cost microring resonator for high speed telecommunications systems has been developed and tested by Professor Roberto Morandotti’s INRS team in collaboration with Canadian, American, and Australian researchers. This technological advance capitalizes on the benefits of optical fibers to transmit large quantities of data at ultra-fast speeds. The results of the team’s work, just published in the prestigious journal Nature Photonics, will facilitate the transition from electronic to optical communications, the future solution for meeting the growing needs of Internet and cellphone users.

11 Feb 2010

Cree Announces Higher-Flux Bins for Warm/Cool White XLamp XP-E LEDs

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the commercial availability of higher-flux bins for warm- and cool-white XLamp® XP-E LEDs and higher maximum forward currents for both XLamp XP-E and XP-G LEDs.

11 Feb 2010

Lighting Design from Finelite Helps National Grid Corporate Center Earn Double Platinum LEED Certification

Benefits from National Grid’s Collaboration with Its Lighting Designer and Lighting Manufacturer to Be Highlighted at NeoCon® Conference in June

11 Feb 2010

ASU Installs 2,000 LED Fixtures; Replaces Incandescent Downlights with LED Lights

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces that Arizona State University (ASU) has joined the Cree LED University® program, an international community of universities working to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient LEDs across their campuses. ASU has equipped six parking structures with more than 2,000 LED fixtures and has replaced 6-inch incandescent downlights in the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law rotunda with energy-efficient LED downlights.

11 Feb 2010

SPI Appoints Annerher as Representative to Establish Yes! Solar Power Dealers in Spain, Portugal

Solar Power, Inc. (“SPI”) (OTCBB:SOPW) announced today that it has signed a sales representation agreement with Annerher S.L. of Barcelona, Spain to establish Yes! Solar Power™ dealers in Spain and Portugal. Under the terms of the agreement, Annerher will represent the Yes! Solar Power™ dealer program and sales of the Company’s Yes! Energy Series™ residential photovoltaic (PV) solar products and integrated solutions, as well as SPI’s commercial solar solutions. Annerher S.L. will solicit dealerships throughout Spain and Portugal for the purpose of distributing SPI’s PV solar product lines.

11 Feb 2010

Canadian Solar Installs 250kW Photovoltaic Rooftop System in Ontario

Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: CSIQ), a leading vertically integrated provider of solar cells, solar module custom-designed solar application products and turnkey solutions for the residential, commercial and solar farm markets, today announced it installed Ontario's first 250 kW photovoltaic (PV) rooftop system through its subsidiary Canadian Solutions Inc. The installation, the first of its kind in Ontario, is being completed with Towcon Holdings and Aecon.

11 Feb 2010

ET Solar Inks Sales Deal with Germany's Umwelt Sonne Energie for 31MW of PV Modules

ET Solar Group Corp. ("ET Solar"), a Nanjing-based photovoltaic ("PV") system turnkey solution provider and integrated manufacturer of PV products, announced a 31MW module sales agreement with Umwelt Sonne Energie GmbH ("USE") in Germany.

11 Feb 2010